Asian Health Services

Inclusive primary care with community services

Dental Assistant

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Full-timeOakland, CA, USA$34.74 - $37.93 /hrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Applicants must show proof of a high school diploma.
Applicants must have at least one year of paid professional dental assisting work experience.
Applicants must be fluent in English and an Asian language.
Applicants must pass the Radiation Health and Safety examination.
Applicants must pass the Infection Control examination.
Applicants must hold a valid X-Ray Certificate.
Applicants must hold a current CPR card.

Responsibilities

Perform dental assistant duties under the direct supervision of the Dental Supervisor Registered Dental Assistant-Clinic Coordinator, dentist, or Chief Dental Officer.
Assist the dentist and dental hygienist during a variety of treatment procedures.
Set up treatment areas and help patients feel comfortable before, during, and after dental treatment.
Verify patient medical history when necessary and take blood pressure and pulse.
Take and develop dental radiographs.
Provide chairside assistance.
Provide patients with oral-care and routine post-operative instructions following dental treatment.
Teach appropriate oral hygiene strategies, including tooth brushing, flossing, and nutritional counseling.
Serve as infection control officer, develop infection control protocol, and prepare and sterilize instruments, equipment, and patient areas.
Keep operatories stocked and sterile and maintain dental equipment.
Take impressions of patients’ teeth for study casts.
Apply permitted topical agents and fluoride, remove dressings and sutures, place and remove orthodontic separators and rubber dams, hold anterior matrices, and perform other legally allowed dental assisting procedures.
Inspect the oral cavity with a mouth mirror and chart obvious lesions, existing restorations, and missing teeth.
Place and remove temporary sedative dressings.
Prepare charts and records and maintain patient records indicating the work performed.
Follow professional and ethical standards, clinic protocols, Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations, and health and safety rules and procedures.
Meet Human Resources requirements, including periodic in-service training, annual health examinations, and submission of continuing medical education and license renewals.
Assist with orientation for newly employed front desk assistants, dental assistants, Registered Dental Assistants, dental hygienists, and dentists.
Attend regular department and organization-wide staff meetings.
Participate in agency-wide quality improvement processes and performance improvement teams.
Assist with other appropriate tasks as requested when time allows.
Promote teamwork and a positive work environment.

Desired Qualifications

Cantonese, Vietnamese, or Mandarin language fluency is preferred.

Salary Range: 34.74 to 37.93 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-hour-wage)

Asian Health Services, founded in 1974, provides medical, dental, and behavioral health services to more than 50,000 patients. Our approach to well-being focuses on “whole patient health” for all. We go beyond our clinic walls and invest in our community’s overall health. We know that income, housing, and environmental struggles lie at the heart of poor health. That’s why we also address food insecurity, youth leadership, and culturally competent care while working towards supporting safer streets and vibrant communities.

Location: Asian Health Services - Main Dental

Job Summary:

Under direct supervision of the Dental Supervisor RDA-Clinic Coordinator, Dentist, or Chief Dental Officer performs all duties of a Dental Assistant including assistance to the dentist and dental hygienist during a variety of treatment procedures, and other functions as legally allowed in the state of California.

Note: Applicants must meet the minimum language requirements to be considered. Please review these requirements carefully before applying. Applications that do not meet these criteria will not be considered.

Essential Job Functions

Setting up
Helping patients feel comfortable before, during, and after dental treatment.
Asking about or verifying when necessary a patient’s medical history and taking blood pressure and pulse.
Taking and developing dental radiographs (x-rays).
Chairside assisting.
Providing patients with instructions for oral care following dental treatment procedures.
Teaching patients appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health (like tooth brushing, flossing and nutritional counseling.
Provides routine post-operative instructions to patients.
Serving as infection control officer, developing infection control protocol and preparing and sterilizing instruments and equipment, and the patient’s area.
Keeping operatories stocked and sterile.
Maintaining dental equipment.
Taking impressions of patients’ teeth for study casts (models of teeth).
May apply non-aerosol and non-caustic topical agents.
May remove post-extraction and periodontal dressings.
May place and remove elastic orthodontic separators.
May hold anterior matrices.
May remove sutures.
May apply topical fluoride after scaling and polishing by the Dentist, Hygienist, or Dental Supervisro RDA-Clinic Coordinator.
May place and remove rubber dams.
Other dental or chairside duties assigned by the supervisor.
Mouth mirror inspecting oral cavity to include charting of obvious lesions, existing restorations, and missing teeth.
Placement and removal of temporary sedative dressings.
Prepare charts and records of patients and maintain patient records indicating the type of work performed.
Observe professional and ethical standards of the job.
Follow clinic protocols.
Comply with OSHA regulations.
Comply with AHS health and safety rules and procedures.
Comply with Human Resources requirements such as attending periodic in-service training, meeting annual health exam requirement, submitting proof of CME and license renewals, etc.
Assist in providing orientation to new employees including newly-employed front desk assistants, Dental Assistants, Registered Dental Assistant, Dental Hygienist, Dentist, etc.
Be willing to assist in other tasks as requested when appropriate and time allows.
Attend regular department meetings and organization-wide staff meetings.
Promote teamwork and a positive work environment in the department.
Participates in agency-wide quality improvement program processes and performance improvement teams to ensure excellence in the quality of services provided across the agency.

Minimum Qualifications

Must show proof of high school diploma
Minimum of one year paid professional dental assisting work experience
Fluency in English and any Asian language (Cantonese, Vietnamese or Mandarin would be preferred)

Certifications, Licneses, Registrations

Passage of Radiation Health and Safety examination
Passage of Infection Control examination
Valid X-Ray Certificate
Current CPR card

On-call and temporary employees does not qualify for company benefits.

About the Company

Asian Health Services

Inclusive primary care with community services

Asian Health Services provides health, social, and advocacy support for people regardless of income, insurance, language, or culture. It runs primary care clinics and extends care beyond the clinic through community programs, aiming at whole patient health. Its offerings include prenatal wellness classes for expectant moms, IT classes for seniors, and monthly food distribution, all designed to reach people where they are. Unlike providers that focus only on clinical visits, Asian Health Services connects medical care with social and community services to address broader needs. The goal is to improve overall well-being and equity by making health and support services accessible to diverse communities.

Company size: 201-500
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Oakland, CA
Founded: 1974

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